“Wow… All twelve academies want him! How annoying… Ugh.” Sui Li’er paused halfway through her sentence, coughed, and then looked at Chen Ling. “You are amazing~ Hehe.”

Chen Ling smirked and reached out, pinching her small face. “Twelve words spoken, twelve pinches as punishment.”

“Ugh~ Don’t~” Sui Li’er laughed and grabbed his hand, saying “don’t,” but her face showed genuine happiness. In her eyes, all interactions with Chen Ling were intimate.

The people around them were already extremely envious of Ling Yi. However, Ling Yi himself didn’t seem particularly delighted; everything seemed to be within his expectations.

Among all the new students in this batch, he was undoubtedly at the top of the pyramid in terms of strength. Naturally, the deans of the twelve academies wanted to recruit this powerful new student to prepare for the mid-year assessment in half a year.

The twelve academy deans exchanged glances and smiled at each other.

“Pick whichever academy you want.”

Ling Yi glanced at the dean of the Twin Gods Magic Academy, who was also looking at him with a smile. Beside him, Qitian Ming couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “Ling Yi, come to the Aries Celestial Academy.”

The other deans around them: ???

Are you trying to snatch people away so directly? Have some shame, won’t you?

“Hey, little fatty, don’t be too overbearing! Last year, you took Su Si away from our academy, and now you want to do the same this year?” The dean of the Twin Gods Magic Academy glared at Qitian Ming fiercely.

Qitian Ming sneered, “What do you mean ‘took away’? Su Si was charmed by my personal charm and willingly came to our Aries Academy.”

“Humph… Unfortunately, you don’t have that charm this year.”

As the deans of the Aries and Gemini academies taunted each other, the enchanting dean of the Pisces Academy began to seduce Ling Yi. “Little brother, come to sister’s academy. There are many beautiful girls waiting for you.”

Qitian Ming glanced at her and quickly said, “Don’t go to Ling Yi. It’s a big trap, and the water is too deep. You won’t be able to handle it!”

The new students present: ???

How… how deep?

Ugh, Dean Qitian, I have a friend who wants to hear more details from you…

Just then, Ling Yi, who had been silent all along, finally spoke: “Thank you, deans, for your attention, but my goal has never changed from the beginning to the end.”

With that, he reached out and caught the badge of the Twin Gods Magic Academy in front of him.

“Haha!” The dean of the Gemini Academy laughed heartily and looked at Qitian Ming. “Dean Qitian, have you gained weight recently? Your charm might have decreased? Sorry~”

Qitian Ming rolled his eyes and said casually, “Next.”

Ling Yi was not the only person who attracted all twelve academy deans to compete for him. Several others behind him also caused all twelve deans to take action simultaneously.

However, a strange phenomenon occurred this year. The Aries Celestial Academy, which had been quite popular in previous years…

Had no takers!

Up until now, there had been very few satisfactory candidates in today’s enrollment!

Qitian Ming, the little chubby vice dean of the Aries Academy, had forgotten how many times he had thrown out the Aries badge, but there were very few people picking it up. His expression became increasingly unpleasant. Why was the Aries Celestial Academy, usually popular, suddenly out of favor this year?

The reason was simple: A guy named Chen Ling…

This guy had ignited the Qianling Volcano one after another within a few days, although it was suppressed daily by the Forbidden Curse Masters. But that was the Aries Star Leader and the Pisces Star Leader’s efforts for several days, and they still couldn’t completely resolve it. Who would dare to stay in such a place?

The Aries Celestial Academy was located in the middle of the Qianling Mountains within the Misty Rain City. It was said that the people inside were even isolated…

Right now, the Misty Rain City was still blocked by a barrier, and no one could get in or out. Qitian Ming dared not go back; if he went back, he wouldn’t be able to leave. The city, once a dream place for everyone, had now become a purgatory, a furnace.

Coupled with those inexplicable words in the sky of the Misty Rain City. All these factors made this year’s newcomers have some prejudices against the Aries Celestial Academy. This directly resulted in Qitian Ming not having recruited a single good seedling.

Whenever there were other academies to choose from, the new students would not choose the Aries Celestial Academy. In the end, Qitian Ming could only pick those who were left behind by other academies, the second and even third-tier candidates.

Qitian Ming stopped talking later, no matter what he said, it was useless. With other choices available, they would not choose him.

“Ah…” He sighed, feeling that he would be scolded to death by the dean when he went back this year. This year’s result was the most miserable in the history of the Aries Celestial Academy!

At this moment, a soft and tender voice rang out: “What should I do if they don’t want me?”

There weren’t many people left at this point; it was time for Sui Li’er to take the stage. But she felt a bit scared.

“I’ll take you there.” Saying that, Chen Ling took Sui Li’er’s hand and slowly walked towards the star array ahead.

“Wait!” Qitian Ming suddenly shouted, “You must come one by one!”

“Must?” When Chen Ling heard this seemingly commanding statement, he suddenly smiled at Qitian Ming.

That smile chilled Qitian Ming’s heart!

Being a Curse Master for many years, he had been invincible among those below him and unbeatable among the Curse Masters. He had forgotten what fear felt like, but Chen Ling had successfully reminded him of that feeling.

Chen Ling just smiled at him, but it scared him so much that he forgot what he wanted to say. This was the man who treated Curse Masters like a ball to be tossed and like a football to be kicked!

Just as Chen Ling was about to do something, Sui Li’er suddenly spoke: “It’s okay, Chen Ling, I’ll go by myself…”

Sui Li’er took a deep breath, seemingly determined, and let go of Chen Ling’s hand, walking forward. If she relied on him for everything, when would she become strong and be able to protect Lord God?

Chen Ling didn’t say anything in response, just watched her back as his face showed no particular expression.

Although Sui Li’er said so, she was still a bit afraid. After walking a few steps, she couldn’t help but turn back to look at Chen Ling.

Seeing this, he smiled softly and said, “Don’t worry, if they don’t want you, I do. Don’t be afraid!”

!!!

Sui Li’er stood there dumbfounded, staring at Chen Ling.

She felt encouraged!

And… she felt so happy!

〚 Ding~ Sui Li’er feels happy, points +1 billion~〛

Sui Li’er’s heart was excited for a moment, and then she made a cheering gesture towards Chen Ling.

“Yeah, what am I afraid of? After all, I have my hub… uh Lord God~”

“Hehe~” Thinking this way in her heart, she no longer felt nervous and happily walked to the center of the star array.

Everyone, including the twelve high-ranking deans, now focused their gazes on her. As the star array lit up, the icon of Pisces brightened up while others dimmed.

At the same time, from the distant and mysterious sky: Pisces Curse Star No. 390, a stream of energy poured down. It made Sui Li’er feel very relieved.

But…

Mi Jiu and Chen Tianming were both incredulous at each other. “She has no star? How is that possible?”

Not just the two Forbidden Curse Masters, no one in the world could sense the energy that Sui Li’er had caused. Only she and Chen Ling could.

“Maybe because she’s too weak, so the array didn’t react?”